diff --git a/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml b/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml
index 97dd3fa26..4cdefaa66 100644
--- a/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@
   when: grep_ubermix.rc == 0    # 1 if absent in file, 2 if file doesn't exist
   #when: ro_dir.stat.exists
 
+# This effectively does nothing at all on Ubuntu & Raspbian, where libgeos-*
+# pkgs are not installed FWIW.  But it's included to safeguard us across all
+# OS's, in case others OS's like Ubermix later appear.  See #1382 for details.
+# Removing pkgs libgeos-3.6.2 & libgeos-c1v5 fixed the situation on Ubermix!
+- name: Remove libgeos-* pkgs, avoiding KA Lite Django failure on Ubermix
+  shell: apt -y remove "libgeos-*"
+  when: grep_ubermix.rc == 0    # 1 if absent in file, 2 if file doesn't exist
+
 - name: SSHD
   include_role:
     name: sshd
diff --git a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
index 5c2bfa2af..24f5f354b 100644
--- a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@
     #extra_args="--disable-pip-version-check"
   when: internet_available | bool
 
-# This effectively does nothing at all on Ubuntu & Raspbian, where libgeos-*
-# pkgs are not installed FWIW.  But it's included to safeguard us across all
-# OS's, in case others OS's like Ubermix later appear.  See #1382 for details.
-# Removing pkgs libgeos-3.6.2 & libgeos-c1v5 fixed the situation on Ubermix!
-- name: Remove libgeos-* pkgs, avoiding KA Lite Django failure on Ubermix
-  shell: apt -y remove "libgeos-*"
-
 - name: "Install from template: venv wrapper /usr/bin/kalite, systemd unit file kalite-serve.service, Apache's kalite.conf"
   template:
     backup: no